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Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

I liked tonight's Dexter. The little summary of things up to this point served to remind me how season 5 just didn't match season 4 though. I think the fast forward for this season was a good idea.

Random thoughts-
The writers didn't go to last season's overused cliche- Dexter's gonna get caught, there's no way he gets outta this.... Oh except for this nearly unbelievable twist (which sometimes involved cheap writing/directing tricks). I hope they can refrain from that.

Wait,

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did they open with it? Dexter's 'stabbed'.... there's 'blood' on the knife. But it's all for show to catch the ambulance duo. So, what was the knife all about? Did Dexter stab himself to make himself a more believable victim? Nothing made it seem that way after he got the ambulance guys with his syringes. He didn't appear injured at all, let alone with a deep stab wound. So the knife was totally unnecessary except to make the viewers believe Dexter was stabbed by a failed murder attempt on his part. Dexter didn't need a bloody knife to be a pretend stabbing victim. That only served to distract the viewer from what was about to happen. Hmmmm

Did Harry get a face-lift from Kenny Rogers' plastic surgeon?

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I watched the first episode of Homeland. Clare Danes looks taller than I remember her. Has she been around in anything? Maybe I haven't seen her on the screen since she was 16 or something. I almost didn't recognize her. No real idea on the show yet but I set the DVR for it to see how it develops.

Nuntius was right. I was wrong. Frank Vogel has retained his job.

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"A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that’s teamwork."

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

did they open with it? Dexter's 'stabbed'.... there's 'blood' on the knife. But it's all for show to catch the ambulance duo. So, what was the knife all about? Did Dexter stab himself to make himself a more believable victim? Nothing made it seem that way after he got the ambulance guys with his syringes. He didn't appear injured at all, let alone with a deep stab wound. So the knife was totally unnecessary except to make the viewers believe Dexter was stabbed by a failed murder attempt on his part. Dexter didn't need a bloody knife to be a pretend stabbing victim. That only served to distract the viewer from what was about to happen. Hmmmm

Spoiler:

Smart move. Synthetic blood is relatively cheap. So is animal blood (porcine, bovine, etc.). Hell, expired red cells from the blood bank can be had easily; just need to mix with some saline to get the right blood consistency. Dexter has ready access to all of this in the crime lab. No need to stab himself. The presence of blood AND the knife at the scene made the overall scene more believable. I see nothing wrong with it.

One problem I've always had with the show is that Dexter must be some sort of master chemist, as well as a pharmacologist/toxicologist. The M99 (Etorphine) he uses to incapacitate his victims is used in real life as a large animal tranquilizer (elephants, bears, etc.). It is around 500 - 1000 times more potent than Morphine is. Cases in literature with injection of it in humans has required mechanical ventilation and multiple injections of antagonist drugs to keep the person living...

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

Smart move. Synthetic blood is relatively cheap. So is animal blood (porcine, bovine, etc.). Hell, expired red cells from the blood bank can be had easily; just need to mix with some saline to get the right blood consistency. Dexter has ready access to all of this in the crime lab. No need to stab himself. The presence of blood AND the knife at the scene made the overall scene more believable. I see nothing wrong with it.

One problem I've always had with the show is that Dexter must be some sort of master chemist, as well as a pharmacologist/toxicologist. The M99 (Etorphine) he uses to incapacitate his victims is used in real life as a large animal tranquilizer (elephants, bears, etc.). It is around 500 - 1000 times more potent than Morphine is. Cases in literature with injection of it in humans has required mechanical ventilation and multiple injections of antagonist drugs to keep the person living...

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Yea, well while they normally do a decent job of keeping things realistic (as much as possible anyway) that scene with the Ambulance crew was way over the top unrealistic. First & formost the response for a stabbing victim from Metro/Dade fire is 1 Engine Company, 1 Mobile EMS Supervisor and one Ambulance (which BTW Metro/Dade staffs with three people) not to mention the one greatest problem of all. In the U.S. no matter what service you call you do not enter a crime scene until law enforcemenet has arrived to clear the area. Now if he would have called in with chest pain or whatever the Police might not respond. Yes I realize that this is something we are supposed to suspend disbelief over but still it is a screwup IMO.

Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

That last episode has to be one of the most powerfull, emotional and draining episodes of any television show in the history of TV.

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Watching the destruction of the strike team and in particular Shane Vandrell is just mesmerizing. The acting and writing for his parts are... well it's just hard to do it justice with words. Then when Ronnie finds out that Vic has betrayed him at the end... Honestly though the entire last few episodes where Shane's life is starting to spiral is just so emotional and powerful that I felt myself being sucked into his world and started to feel the anxiety and depression right along with the character.

If you have never seen the Shield I can not recommend it highly enough to you.

Now that I've had the chance to see it again I will now probably place this at the top of my t.v. non-sci-fi drama list. Above the Soprano's, the Wire & even (much to my suprise) Deadwood.

Basketball isn't played with computers, spreadsheets, and simulations. ChicagoJ 4/21/13

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

That last episode has to be one of the most powerfull, emotional and draining episodes of any television show in the history of TV.

Spoiler:

Watching the destruction of the strike team and in particular Shane Vandrell is just mesmerizing. The acting and writing for his parts are... well it's just hard to do it justice with words. Then when Ronnie finds out that Vic has betrayed him at the end... Honestly though the entire last few episodes where Shane's life is starting to spiral is just so emotional and powerful that I felt myself being sucked into his world and started to feel the anxiety and depression right along with the character.

If you have never seen the Shield I can not recommend it highly enough to you.

Now that I've had the chance to see it again I will now probably place this at the top of my t.v. non-sci-fi drama list. Above the Soprano's, the Wire & even (much to my suprise) Deadwood.

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

Yeah this weeks was much better. The Office is ok, I miss Michael Scott, but they really seem to have brought Dwight back this season. Also Kevin continues to be my favorite character on the show.

IMO, this season of the Office has started off a little flat. Plus, I was hoping to see more of Creed. The actor that plays him....look that guy up on Wiki....he's had an interesting life. Creed Bratton.

Re: What TV Show Did You Last Watch

I've seen people saying they liked the episode, so there's obviously some division. I though it was the worst of the series; and I LOVE the show, more than anything else on TV other than South Park. I don't know, it felt too sit-comy, like it is trying really hard to reach a broader audience. I mean, Annie fainting and falling off of her chair non-ironically? I'm worried.

I'm expecting great from Breaking Bad on Sunday. It's really redeemed itself in the last few episodes after some dull points. Boardwalk has been solid so far, though not incredibly riveting.

Haven't looked through the other pages, so not sure if this has been posted, but Terra Nova is terra-really mediocre. I'm bummed out. Not much to like from the new TV season so far.